On the opening day of the Farnborough Air Show, the Boeing 787-9 did a spectacular touch-and-go in the afternoon flying display, coming down and touching the tarmac as if to land, then powering up and climbing steeply away. On the second day, the Air Show authorities banned that maneuver. (blogs.seattletimes.com) المزيد...

No pax, no baggage, no cargo, minimal fuel and polished slick as glass, yeah, I don't doubt it performs pretty nimbly. Real world performance, now that's probably a bit of a different story. I'm not knocking the aircraft itself, just the obvious marketing treatment.

Yes, that flight was TOTALLY AWESOME. Kept thinking WOW and WOOOW and wishing I was on board. Also was thinking about, if that had been a passenger flight - there would have been a shortage of air-sick bags on board...LOL But WOW!!!!!!

Boeing has already won this one over those that want to ban such demonstrations. The videos have gone viral, they have been shown on national TV. They get a double win in that none else can do it with the new "rules".

The steep climb is elementary physics given the thrust to weight ratio for a very light takeoff weight and not all that dangerous assuming neither of the fan motors coughs. I fail to see why the Farnborough authorities felt compelled to prohibit the low banking maneuver claiming it to be too dangerous - not for an experienced and well prepared Boeing test crew. There's probably some validity to the Boeing conspiracy claim. A roll whilst in the steep climb attitude would have made it truly spectacular and while aerodynamically feasible for the airframe, the possibility of inducing a compressor stall on one or both engines at such a low altitude due to sideslip would make that too risky a maneuver. The airplane does take on a distinct birdlike appearance up and away with the effect of the bending moments on the wings clearly visible. The more flexible composite wing structure compared to metal doubtless results in a fair amount of flapping in turbulence.

Memories... The first jet airliner to arrive at Manchester Airport UK (then Ringway): Air France Caravelle. My brother and I got to walk through it: in at the back, out at the front. Must have been about 1960.

If the show organizers and safety officials don't trust the pilots to abide by the conditions set forth for demonstration flights, they won't get clearance to taxi and take off during the show -- it's as simple as that.

What do you think Boeing would do: put on a less impressive demonstration flight, or wow everyone and ensure that they won't get to put on a demo for years to come?

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Memories... The first jet airliner to arrive at Manchester Airport (then Ringway), UK: Air France Caravelle. My brother and I got to walk through it: in via the steps at the back, out at the front. Must have been about 1960.

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